Huntingdon by Lucy Sugden Weaving Artist
Huntingdon
Created: 16 May 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
Huntingdon
Local History around Huntingdon
There are some historic monuments around including:
Sites discovered by aerial photography N of the village'The Moat': a motte and bailey castle 700m west of Mayfield Heath FarmBuckden PalaceRoman barrow 450m south west of Stukeley ParkHuntingdon Castle (Castle Hills): a motte and bailey castle and Civil War fieldworkRoman barrow adjacent to Ermine Street, 290m east of St Bartholomew's ChurchCivil War battery at Clayton's WayBowl barrow 550m south east of Abbots Ripton HallHuntingdon BridgeMoated site 170m east of St Mary's ChurchMoat House moated site and fishponds, 150m north east of Rooks GroveDuck Decoy site in Hermitage WoodMoated site in Bellamy's GroveThe Nuns' Bridge, HinchingbrookEarthwork on Mill CommonDeserted village of Boughton, NW of Manor FarmMoated site in Prestley Wood, 800m north east of Cartwright's FarmMilestone at Bell End.Wildlife in and Around Huntingdon
Mammals found in Huntingdon
There have been 34 species of mammals recorded in the huntingdon area.
| (Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
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Birds found in Huntingdon
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the huntingdon area.
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) |
| Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
| Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus) |
